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'''Understanding customs used in surnames and given names can help you identify your ancestors in records.  Learn to recognize name variations and see clues in names.'''
'''Understanding customs used in surnames and given names can help you identify your ancestors in records.  Learn to recognize name variations and see clues in names.'''
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==Surnames==
==Surnames==
*Bulgarian naming traditionally consists of three names:
*Bulgarian naming traditionally consists of three names:
{{Block indent|* the first name (the given name)}}
:* the first name (the given name)
{{Block indent|* the middle name (traditionally the father's name)}}
:* the middle name (traditionally the father's name)
{{Block indent|* the last name (surname/family name)}}
:* the last name (surname/family name)
*In the early 1800s, the majority of Bulgarians were known by only their first names, occasionally accompanied by an occupation as an additional identifier.  
*In the early 1800s, the majority of Bulgarians were known by only their first names, occasionally accompanied by an occupation as an additional identifier.  
*Before 1880, family names/surnames began to come about, typically based on the paternal grandfather's name (a practice not common today).<ref>"Bulgarian Naming Patterns, http://www.bulgarica.com/2012/03/12/%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B8/bulgarian-naming-patterns/, accessed 2 March 2021.</ref>
*Before 1880, family names/surnames began to come about, typically based on the paternal grandfather's name (a practice not common today).<ref>"Bulgarian Naming Patterns, http://www.bulgarica.com/2012/03/12/%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B8/bulgarian-naming-patterns/, accessed 2 March 2021.</ref>
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